Retaj Surname
Approximately 7,597 people bear this surname
Retaj Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 7,596 | 1:12,103 | 1,442 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
Retaj (22,297) may also be a first name.
Retaj Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Retaj Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Retaj is held by more people in Egypt than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Retaj? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 65,677th most prevalent last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 959,266 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Retaj reside; 100 percent reside in North Africa and 100 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 34,851st most commonly occurring forename on earth, borne by 22,297 people.
The last name Retaj is most commonly occurring in Egypt, where it is held by 7,596 people, or 1 in 12,103. Not including Egypt this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Saudi Arabia, where 0 percent reside.
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Retaj
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